"We have suspended operations until they gain control of the Superdome

"We have suspended operations until they gain control of the Superdome," said Richard Zeuschlag, head

of Acadian Ambulance, which was handling the evacuation of sick and injured people from the Superdome.

He said that military would not fly out of the Superdome either because of the gunfire and that the

National Guard told him that it was sending 100 military police officers to gain control.

"That’s not enough," Zeuschlag. "We need a thousand."

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This guy is blogging from New Orleans’ Central Business District (the CBD), where he and a few other

daring souls are holed up on the tenth floor of a building on Poydras Street:

New Orleans Police Department Status: The situation for the NOPD

is critical. This is firsthand information I have from an NOPD officer

we’re giving shelter to. Their command and control infrastructure is

shot. They have limited to no communication whatsoever. He didn’t even

know the city was under martial law until we told him! His precinct

(5th Precinct) is under water! UNDER WATER — every vehicle under

water. They had to commander moving trucks like Ryder and UHaul to get

around. The coroner’s office is shut down so bodies are being covered

in leaves at best or left where they lie at worst.